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IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-105: SEBAB WURUD HADITH “CELAKALAH TUMIT-TUMIT DENGAN AZAB API NERAKA”
What is the occasion behind the hadith "Woe to the heels from the Fire" and what does it mean?
Short answer
The hadith was spoken when the Prophet SAW found companions performing ablution by only wiping their feet, and in another narration when he saw people who had not washed their heels with water.
A reference, not a fatwa. First sentence of the summary below — read the original fatwa and consult your state authority before acting.
- Authority
- Federal Territories Mufti Office
- Date
- Status
- Opinion (irsyad)
- Series
- Irsyad al-Hadith
- Topic
- Purification (Taharah)
No evidence of gazettement in the source — this is not a gazetted fatwa.
Summary
The hadith was spoken when the Prophet SAW found companions performing ablution by only wiping their feet, and in another narration when he saw people who had not washed their heels with water. It shows that washing both feet in ablution is obligatory and that merely wiping them makes the ablution invalid. Wiping is allowed only over leather socks or socks, and water must reach every part of the ablution limbs, including the heels at the end of the foot.
Written in our own words from the original fatwa — check the source before acting on it.
Di dalam hadith menunjukkan akan kewajipan membasuh kedua kaki ketika berwudhuk dan wudhuk tidak sah dengan sekadar menyapu tanpa membasuh.
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How to cite
Cite the original fatwa and its authority. Rujuk Fatwa is only where you found it.
Federal Territories Mufti Office. “IRSYAD AL-HADITH SIRI KE-105: SEBAB WURUD HADITH “CELAKALAH TUMIT-TUMIT DENGAN AZAB API NERAKA””, 29 July 2016. https://muftiwp.gov.my/ms/artikel/irsyad-al-hadith/1128-irsyad-al-hadith-siri-ke-105-sebab-wurud-hadith-celakalah-tumit-tumit-dengan-azab-api-neraka. Found via Rujuk Fatwa: https://rujukfatwa.com/en/fatwa/reason-for-hadith-woe-to-the-heels/